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Item 7341
Title: Bates College
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library
Location: Lewiston
Media: phototransparency
Item 7342
Title: Bates College
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library
Location: Lewiston
Media: phototransparency
Item 6999
Title: John Bertram Hall at Bates College
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library
Location: Lewiston
Media: phototransparency
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Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."
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Maine Through the Eyes of George W. French
George French, a native of Kezar Falls and graduate of Bates College, worked at several jobs before turning to photography as his career. He served for many years as photographer for the Maine Development Commission, taking pictures intended to promote both development and tourism.
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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
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